Multiple Choice Practice for Style

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Facts about the test: The AP English Language exam has 45 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 20 minutes to complete 15 questions.

*The following questions were not written by CollegeBoard and although they cover information outlined in the AP English Language Course and Exam Description the formatting on the exam may be different.

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1. A writer's style typically involves subject matter, selection of detail, organization, point of view, diction, syntax, language, attitude, and tone.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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2. Which of the following best describes style?

A. the grammatical structure of the sentences in a written text

B. the arrangement of the ideas in an argument to create a pleasing logical progression of ideas

C. the specific way that an author uses patterns of language to communicate

D. words and phrases used to create a specific effect on the audience

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3.  Which of the following best describes diction?

A. the intentional arrangement and pattern of ideas in a text

B. the specific way that an author uses patterns of language to communicate

C. the grammatical structure of sentences in a passage

D. the conscious selection of specific words and their arrangement into phrases and sentences in a text in a manner that creates an intentional tone or mood.

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4. Which of the following best describes syntax?

A. the intentional arrangement and pattern of ideas in a text

B. the specific way that an author uses patterns of language to communicate

C. the grammatical structure of sentences in a passage

D. the conscious selection of specific words and their arrangement into phrases and sentences in a text in a manner that creates an intentional tone or mood.

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5. Which of the following best describes the organization as an element of style?

A. the intentional arrangement and pattern of ideas in a text

B. the specific way that an author uses patterns of language to communicate

C. the grammatical structure of sentences in a passage

D. the conscious selection of specific words and their arrangement into phrases and sentences in a text in a manner that creates an intentional tone or mood.

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6. What is tone?

A. the way the author feels about a given topic

B. the way the audience should feel about a topic

C. the perspective from which a claim is presented

D. the perspective presented in opposition to the primary claim

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7. Tropes are

A. rhetorical choices that fall into the category of syntax

B. cumulative uses of ethos, logos, and pathos

C. rhetorical choices that fall into the category of diction

D. claims that are unintentionally faulty by way of bias or a lack of understanding

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8. Schemes are

A. rhetorical choices that fall into the category of syntax

B. cumulative uses of ethos, logos, and pathos

C. rhetorical choices that fall into the category of diction

D. claims that are unintentionally faulty by way of bias or a lack of understanding

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9. To analyze syntax, consider

A. sentence length

B. sentence types

C. sentence order

D. All of the above

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10. Since colloquialism has become socially acceptable and, under the pretense of style, academically acceptable, punctuation does not have much impact on the effectiveness of a text.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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11. Misplaced modifiers are just as important in the organization of an argument as they are on ACT and SAT questions.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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12. Students in AP Language should be able to

A. Recognize style in existing texts

B. Create style in their own texts

C. Both

D. Neither

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13. Though irony can work as an element of style, it carries great rhetorical risk and must be carefully used.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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14. Which stylistic option is generally used to relate two ideas of equal importance?

A. cumulation

B. coordination

C. description

D. subordination

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15. Which stylistic option is generally used to relate two ideas of unequal importance?

A. subordination

B. description

C. coordination

D. periodic

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